Contact Congress about H.R. 2986: Expediting Generator Interconnection Procedures Act of 2025

New power plants and large batteries could get a faster, clearer way to connect to the grid. FERC would have to update the rules, and utilities would have to improve how they study new projects.

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Expediting Generator Interconnection Procedures Act of 2025 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Latest action on H.R. 2986: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects companies trying to connect new power plants or energy storage projects to the grid. It also affects FERC and transmission providers, including utilities that own or control major power lines. State regulators, utilities, and customers could also care because the bill keeps the current cost-allocation rules in place, rather than changing who pays for transmission upgrades.

Why this matters: New energy projects can get stuck waiting to connect to the grid. This bill tries to make that process faster and easier to understand. If it works, new power plants and storage projects could move ahead with more certainty. The effect on electric bills or grid reliability is not spelled out in the bill. Those effects would depend on FERC's final rule and how utilities carry it out.

Key provisions in H.R. 2986

• FERC would have to start a formal rulemaking within 180 days after the bill becomes law. The rulemaking would focus on faster grid connections for power generation and energy storage projects.
• FERC would have to finish the final rule within 18 months after the bill becomes law. That deadline would complete the rulemaking process.
• FERC would have to update its standard rules for large power projects that connect to the grid. It would also update the standard large-generator agreement when appropriate under FERC's existing grid-connection rules.
• Transmission providers would have to use models that match how each resource type really works. That means the studies must reflect actual operating abilities and normal practices.
• Transmission providers would have to study each request in a way that fits the customer's risk tolerance. Risk tolerance means how much uncertainty or risk the project customer says it can accept.

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What is H.R. 2986?

New power plants and large batteries could get a faster, clearer way to connect to the grid. FERC would have to update the rules, and utilities would have to improve how they study new projects.

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